Cody Rhodes discusses portraying Guile in upcoming Street Fighter movie

Cody Rhodes says he insisted on doing his own stunts while filming the new Street Fighter movie.

Rhodes missed several weeks of WWE programming to perform the role of Guile in the film. The character is a pilot in the US Air Force and was one of the original eight fighters from the 1991 video game.

During a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rhodes was asked how his wrestling background helped him filming the more physical parts of the role. Rhodes answered:

“The physicality part of Guile was, I felt like a pretty easy pick up. And bit of a spoiler for whatâ€s going to be, I hope, a monster movie. Guile does a few things. In terms of in the video games, you know Guileâ€s going to do a Sonic Boom, you know Guileâ€s going to do the Flash Kick. I was adamant that anything thatâ€s a stunt, I want to do it. If that requires me being on these wires, I want to do it. If you put another guy over here in the corner who I know is going to do the shot after, I still want a shot at it.”

Rhodes credited the stunt team that worked on the film with putting together the fight scenes and allowing him to take a shot doing his own stunts.

“They let us have a lot of fun. And I hope people enjoy how I approach Guile, because itâ€s different perhaps than the straight military man.”

Rhodes continued:

“This is the first real movie Iâ€ve been part of in a sense of being there every day, showing up, stunt training… The hair on Guile is quite a sight. They kept us really busy, and Sydney was so incredible. I havenâ€t been in a place and stayed still like that pretty much in my whole career, other than my own home.”

Street Fighter is scheduled to release in October 2026. The film takes place in 1993 and focuses on the popular characters Ryu (Andrew Koji), Ken (Noah Centine), and Chun-Li (Callina Liang). It also features Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, 50 Cent as Balrog, and NJPW’s Hirooki Goto as E. Honda.

Rhodes’ full appearance on The Pat McAfee Show is available below:

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